---
title: "Russia Invites China to Join in Creating Lunar Station"
description: "The two countries are discussing China's participation in a Russian project to create a permanent manned station on the Moon."
date: "2015-04-29"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Jason Hudson"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jasonh"
url: "https://futurism.com/russia-invites-china-to-join-in-creating-lunar-station"
categories:
  - "Off-World"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "space"
---

# Russia Invites China to Join in Creating Lunar Station

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- In February, China's Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said that Beijing is planning to boost its cooperation with Russia in a number of spheres, including space.
- Exploration of the Moon and Mars is a priority for the Russian space program. In mid-April, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia plans to launch its national orbital station by 2023. The station is to serve as a base for Russia's lunar program. Spacecraft will be delivered first to the station, then proceeding to the Moon.
- On April 22, Russia's space agency Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said that Russia is expected to carry out a manned mission orbiting the Moon in 2025 and conduct a manned landing on the surface of the Moon in 2029.